Stand up to the NRA: Bush should seek renewed assault weapons ban
Unless President Bush finds the political courage to stand up to the National Rifle Association, the 10-year-old federal ban on assault weapons will expire Sept. 13. It never ceases to amaze me how fervently the left calls for Bush to commit political suicide by trying to force the Assault Weapons Ban through Congress. I can understand the motives, but I don't have a clue why they would expect Bush to actually do it. He can work the political calculus as well as anyone: claiming to support the ban gets him a more moderate image with soccer moms, but actually signing it would piss off his core supporters -- people who are already disgusted enough to consider walking off to join the Libertarian Party or vote for Michael Badnarik. Bush would have to be as dumb as the left-wing media seems to think he is for that to work. |
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